Prosecutors said King City's former longtime police chief, Nick Baldiviez, gave an officer a cop car to "trick out."

Prosecutors said King City's former longtime police chief, Nick Baldiviez, gave an officer a cop car to "trick out."

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Updated: 7:29 PM PDT Jul 21, 2015

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WEBVTT DETERMINE IF THERE IS ENOUGHEVIDENCE TO SEND THE SIX MEN TOTRIAL, ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUETHROUGH THE WEEK.IN OTHER COURT NEWS, TESTIMONYRESUMED TODAY IN THE EMBEZZLMENTAND PERJURY TRIAL OF FORMER KINGCITY POLICE CHIEF NICKBALDIVIEZ.TODAY, HANDWRITING EXPERTS TOOKTHE WITNESS STAND TO EXPLAIN WHYTHEY --AND TO EXPLAIN WHY, WEGO TO FELIX CORTEZ, OUTSIDE THECOURTHOUSE.FELIX:THOSE EXPERTS WEREBROUGHT IN TO PICK APART THECHIEF'S SIGNATURE.AT ISSUE, WHETHER OR NOT THEFORMER CHIEF SIGNED HIS NAME ONA PINK SLIP.BALDIVIEZ'S SIGNATURE ON IT,PEOPLE'S EXHIBIT NUMBER 1, APINK SLIP WITH CHIEF NICKBALDIVIEZ'S SIGNATURE ON IT,THAT RELINQUISHED A USED COP CARTO OFFICER MARIO MOTTU, SR.MOTTU GOT THE CAR FOR FREE, ANDTRICKED IT OUT FOR THEEXPLORER'S PROGRAM.BUT THE CHIEF WAS CHARGED WITHEMBEZZLEMENT FOR GIVING AWAYCITY PROPERTY.DEFENSE HAS ARGUED THE CHIEF DIDNOT SIGN THE PINK SLIP, ANDTUESDAY, PRESENTED A HANDWRITINGEXPERT TO MAKE THEIR CASE.SHE TESTIFED IT WAS HER BELIEFTHAT BALDIVIEZ DID NOT SIGN HISNAME ON THE PINK SLIP, ANDCONCLUDED HIS SIGNATURE WASFORGED.THE FORENSIC DOCUMENT EXAMINER,AS SHE DESCRIBED HERSELF, SAIDIT WAS HER OPINION THATTHE WRITING ON THE PINK SLIP WASMORE SIMILAR TO OFFICER MOTTU'S.BUT NOBODY SAID HE FORGED THECHIEF'S SIGNATURE.THE PROSECUTION PRESENTED THEIROWN HANDWRITING EXPERT, WHOCONCLUDED THE CHIEF SIGNED THEPINK SLIP, BUT IN CROSSEXAMINATION,ACKNOLWEDED THERE AREINCONSISTENCIES WITH THESIGNATURE ON THE PINK SLIP, WHENCOMPARED TO SIGNATURES OF THECHIEF ON OTHER SIGNED DOCUMENTS.THE CHIEF HAS GIVEN CONFLICTINGSTATEMENTS AS TO WHETHER OR NOTHE SIGNED OFF ON THE PINK SLIP.THAT IS WHERE THE PERJURY CHARGECOMES IN.WE WILL HEAR FROM THE CHIEF WHENHE TAKES THE WITNESS STAND INHIS OWN DEFENSE TOMORROW.

Handwriting expert testifies in Ex-King City police chief's trial

Prosecutors said King City's former longtime police chief, Nick Baldiviez, gave an officer a cop car to "trick out."